Authentic gelato is now available onboard Discovery Princess, Enchanted Princess and Sky Princess.
Princess Cruises gelato shops have been designated as ‘Ospitalità Italiana’ by the Italian Chamber of Commerce committee.
The organisation of the Italian government confirms that every step of the gelato-making process meets or exceeds a strict set of standards as approved by official Italian auditors and experts, who review the process on a yearly basis.
Only gelato shops that attain outstanding quality status are awarded the official Ospitalità Italiana certification.
Princess Cruises says that it is the first and only location to offer an authentic Italian gelato experience outside of Italy.
Gelato offered onboard is made fresh daily with Italian-certified ingredients and equipment.
Corporate pastry chef Eric Le Rouzic trained with the best Italian chefs at the Gelato Carpigiani University in Bologna and the Gelato Comprital Atheneum in Milano to master the art of making gelato.
Princess uses top-of-line machines by renowned manufacturer Carpigiani and the gelato display cases were produced in Italy by expert craftsmen.
“The Ospitalità Italiana is a tremendous extension of our Italian heritage and gives us the opportunity to immerse our guests into the unique Italian culture found throughout Italy in our very own piazza,” said John Padgett, Princess Cruises President.
“The designation also recognises the incredible dedication of our pastry chefs and their passion to offer truly authentic experiences and the very best ingredients to our guests.”
While it’s creamy, gelato has less butter fat and fewer calories.
Authentic Italian ingredients are combined with Princess’ freshly sourced fruit and milk, not requiring the extra fat from cream that is needed in ice cream for longer shelf life.
As a result, a scoop of gelato is 80-100 calories and the sorbet or “fruit gelato” has no fat and is only 50-60 calories, with no dairy.
Princess guests can choose from a variety of flavours – favourites like fior di latte (vanilla) and cioccolato (chocolate), to tiramisu, Nutella and caramello salato (salted carmel).
The menu even offers dairy-free, fat-free sorbets and sugar-free gelato.
Guests can add toppings or create combinations such as “affogato” (with liqueur) or “coppe,” including indulgent creations like nutellone (Nutella gelato, Nutella and whipped cream) or amaretto and peaches (amaretto gelato, fresh sliced peaches and meringue drops).
For more information, please visit princess.com.
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